This mirror of mine all coiled dragons:
its clarity was pure radiance every day,
then gathering the dust of this world
it soon blurred to a moon adrift in mist.
When grief comes, I look to that light,
but find only white hair and lament
and you in borderland distances. Tell me,
How could farewell go so long and far?
translated by David Hinton
Heart toching poem bt dear leonardo !! U r addresing white hair n lament for whom.is it belonged any sad moment?
The poet misses someone dear to him.
Beautiful, so telling about grief and loss.
I’m glad you like it.
Yeah.i m thinking so.how sad.bt who was ur missed dear ?
Not me. The poet Meng Hao-jan.
Oh.i understood.